Poetry Quote by Clark Ashton Smith — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If you had told me, though, when I was twenty-four that I would write about Skokie, Illinois, where I grew up, I would have said, ‘You’re out of your mind. Why would I have Skokie in a poem?’ But you become resigned. Your job is to write about the life you actually have.”

“The courage of the poet is to keep ajar the door that leads into madness.”

“This is definitely / for the brothers / who ain't here.”

“I just need you and some sunsets.”

“Like the moon”

“The young student sits with his head bent over his books, and his mind straying in youth's dreamland; where prose is prowling on the desk and poetry hiding in the heart.”